Gary Bourlet

Learning Disability England

Learning Disability England is a charity and membership organisation that brings together people with learning disabilities, family members, friends and organisations to create a strong, loud voice on the things that matter to all of us. By bringing people together we're able to spread good work further and find creative solutions to the problems we're facing on ever-shrinking budgets. We're the first ever democratic organisation in England where people with learning disabilities, organisations, families and friends share power. We have five values that were chosen by our members: People with learning disabilities first - in everything we do and how we are run. Be challenging - when it comes to what people with learning disabilities and families want, need and have a right to. Work together - to achieve better lives for people with learning disabilities. Be empowering - by making sure our members have power and can act on behalf of LDE with confidence and clarity. Be creative and try new things - by thinking differently about how we can solve problems and not being afraid to get it wrong sometimes.